Improvement in lock-faucets



F. C. LILLIS. Look Faucets.

No. 201,430. Patented March I9, 1878.

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UNITED STATEs PATENT OEEICE.

FRANK c. LILLIs, 0E LooKPoRT, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN LOCK-FAUCE'IIS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 201,430, dated March19, 1878; application filed February 23, 1878.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK C. Linus, ofLockport, in the county of Niagara and State of`- New York, haveinvented certain new and use the same, I will now proceed to describeits construction and arrangement, reference beinghad to the accompanyingdrawing, which forms a part of y this specification, and in which-Figure l is a side elevation with the key in the lock. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical longitudinal section.' Fig. 3 is a plan view of the topguard, and Fig.`4 is a top view of the plug detached.

A represents the stock of an ordinary beer or other faucet. This stock Ais provided with a plug, B, between which and its seat in the stock isplaced a packing, C.

In the upper end' of the plug is placed a keyscat, D, of iron or otherhard metal. This seat D prevents the key from wearin g the keysocket inthe plug, thereby obviating heretofore-existin g objections to thisclass of faucets.

Over the plug B is placed a guard, E. This guard is provided with akey-hole, F, of shape similar to that of the key. Any desired style ofkey may be used; but simply to illustrate my invention I have shown akey with a fiat end, Gr.

Over the lower end of the plug is placed another guard, H. This guard isconstructed with a spout, I, which serves as an extension to thespigot'. The guards E and H are secured to the stock with screws, asshown, or in any other suitable manner.

The conformation of this faucet is such that it may be locked-. e., theplug turned to close the passage in the stock-to prevent any personexcept a key-holder from access to the contents of the barrel in whichthe faucet is placed.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the stock A, plug B, provided with key-seat D, ofhard metal, packing G, top guard E, and bottom guard H, provided with aspout, I, all constructed and arranged substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

' FRANK C. LILLIS. Witnesses:

JAcoB A. DRIEss, N. B. RICHARDSON, Jr.

